Cash handling apparatus having a multi-cell magazine

ABSTRACT

Robbery-immune cash handling system in which bills and coins are received, identified, and registered, the amount of a sale is registered and correct change is automatically computed and disbursed. Multi-cell magazines are provided for $10, $5, and $1 bills, which are dispensed automatically as change. $1 bills are also loaded automatically. Step switches are employed in a parallel addition technique for registering cash inputs and in a dynamic subtraction technique for computing and dispensing change. Cash reserves are accessible only to authorized personnel.

United States Patent Morrow et a].

CASH HANDLING APPARATUS HAVING A MULTI-CELL MAGAZINE Inventors: Robert D. Morrow, Baltimore, Md.;

William J. Sesko, Bremerton, Wash.

Assignee: Technology Systems, Inc., Corkeysville, Md.

Filed: Nov. 6, 1969 App1.No.: 874,473

Related U.S. Application Data Division of Ser. No. 827,675, May 26, 1969, Pat. No. 3,608,690.

U.S. c1. ..-..133/1, 221/79, 221/88,

270/58 1m. 01. ..B65h 23/00 Field of-Search ....1-33/1; 194/4 R, 4 E, 4 F, 4 o;

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 9/192'1 Gelt; ..22l/O.5

[451 Aug. 8, 1972 1,577,592 3/ 1926 Robertson et al ..221/79 X 2,288,149 6/1942 Williams ..L ..270/58 2,609,928 9/ 1952 Doust 194/4 E UX 2,951,697 9/1960 Bemart et a]. ..271/64 X 3,158,287 11/1964 Wilmer.... ..221/88 X 3,166,214 1/1965 Stevens et a] ..22l/0.5 X 3,443,675 5/ 1969 Yarnamoto et al. 194/4 Primary Examiner-Robert B. Reeves Assistant Examiner-David A. Scherbel Attorney-Shapiro & Shapiro [57] ABSTRACT Robbery-immune cash handling system in which bills and coins are received, identified, and registered, the amount of a sale is registered and correct change is automatically computed and disbursed. Multi-cell magazines are provided for $10, $5, and $1 bills, which are dispensed automatically as change. $1 bills are also loaded automatically. Step switches are employed in a parallel addition technique for registering cash inputs and in a dynamic subtraction technique for computing and dispensing change. Cash reserves are accessible only to authorized personnel.

10 Claim, 32 Drawing Figures Pflented Aug. 8, 1972 20 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG. 1

mvmwons ROBERT .D. MORROW WILLIAM J. SESKO av Shapiro and Ska 02m ATTOR EYS Patented Aug. 8, ,1972 3,682,183

20 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS ROBERT D. MORROW WILLIAM J. SESKO BY '5/70 21/0 and Shapiro ATTORNEYS FIG. 2

Patented Aug. 8, 1972 3,682,183

20 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTURS 3 ROBERT D. MORROW WILLIAM J. SESKO BY 4 5/7a u r0 00d Ska 9&0

ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 8, 1972 20 Sheets-Sheet L INVENTORS ROBERT D. MORROW WILLIAM J. SESKO FIG. 4

BY jfiO lfU 00d 560 ove ATTORNEYS Patergted Aug. 8, 1972 3,682,183

' 2o Sheets-Sheet a 6 INVESTORS ROBERT D.-MORROW WILLIAM J. SESKO BY 560 110 00a sfiopzro A'ITUR N FLY S Patented Aug. 8, 1972 20 Sheets-Sheet 6 mvsmons ROBERT D MORROW WILLIAM J. SESKO B-Y. 560 mm 0 d 5/)0 1r0 ATTOR N EYS Pnenwd Aug.8,1972 3,682,183

20 Shets-Sheet 7 278 248 INVENTORS ROBERT D. MORROW WILLIAM J. SESKO BY \S/IO/JUO 0nd s/la uro A'I TUR kY'- Patented Aug. 8, 1972 v 20 Sheets-Sheet 8 III II a m F mvmmns ROBERT D. MORROW WILLIAM J. SESKO BY Ska mm and s/m azro ATTUR N HY.

Patented Aug. 8, 1972 3,682,183

20 Sheets-Sheet 1O INVENTORS ROBERT D. MORROW WILLIAM J. SESKO BY 550 0270 and Shapiro ATTORN- EYS Patented Aug. 8, 1972 3,682,183

20 Sheets-Sheet 11 FIG. I64

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FIG /60 INVENTORS ROBERT D. MORROW WILLIAM J. SESKO BY 550 300 0nd S/mfz'ro ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 8, 1972 20 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG 17 ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 8, 1972 3,682,183

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1. Apparatus for receiving, storing, and dispensing bills and the like, which comprises a magazine having a series of cells, each of which is adapted to receive a single bill, said cells having notched walls with the notches thereof aligned to define a continuous path through said cells in sequence, and bill conveyor means aligned with said path and positioned to permit said magazine to index relative thereto along said path with the conveyor means passing into said cells through the wall notches transversely of the notched walls, whereby bills may be withdrawn from said cells serially.
 2. Apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said conveyor means comprises a belt conveyor.
 3. Apparatus in accordance with claim 1, there being a pair of notches in the walls of each cell and said conveyor means comprising a pair of belt conveyors aligned with the corresponding notches.
 4. Apparatus in accordance with claim 1, further comprising means for indexing said cells to align portions of said conveyor means with the individual cells.
 5. Apparatus in accordance with claim 4, wherein said indexing means comprises means for aligning said portions of said conveyor means with different regions of each of said cells depending upon whether bills are to be inserted or withdrawn.
 6. Apparatus in accordance with claim 5, wherein said indexing means comprises means for aligning said portions of said conveyor means with a central region of each of the cells for insertion of bills and with a side region of each of the cells for withdrawal of bills, whereby during insertion of bills the bills may be dropped freely into the cells and during withdrawal of the bills the bills may be pressed by the conveyor means against a side wall of the cells to produce traction upon the bills.
 7. Apparatus in accordance with claim 4, wherein said means for indexing said magazine comprises a rack and pinion drive mechanism.
 8. Apparatus in accordance with claim 7, wherein said means for indexing said magazine comprises motor means and cam-operated switch means for de-energizing said motor means.
 9. Apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said conveyor means has a bill director associated therewith for directing bills withdrawn from said magazine differently from bills inserted therein.
 10. Apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said cells are vertically oriented, said notches extend downwardly from the upper extremities of said cells, and said conveyor means depends into said notches. 